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JATH CAROLNA'S MINORITY VOICE-SINCE 1981

GREENVILLE, NC--When _ the
stars come out, autograph-secking
fans are sure to follow. The
Michael Jordan Celebrity Golf
Classic is certainly no exception.
Children and adults alike turn out
to meet their favorite celebrities

Mathew Lews Honored By
Parks Commission...

and collect autographed memora-
bilia, and the only question is
"What's the best way to capture
those prized signatures?"

The shotgun star requires all
of that day's teams to be on the golf
course at the same time, so the

Mr. Lewis address audience during re-naming ceremony ,.

This past Wednesday, Greenville Parks and Recreation Department
held a dedication ceremony for the naming of the Mathew Lewis Picnic
Shelter and Soccer Field at West Meadowbrook Park. There were over 150
people in attendance.

Last September, the Greenville Recreation and Parks Commission
was presented with a petition asking them to consider renaming West
Meadowbrook Ayo n ree of a dedi

reenville, Mr. Mathew Lewis.
6 Mr. Lewis is a outstanding community and civic leader, and to be a
man of honor and inearity who has dedicated much of his life to
improving the quality of life for the citizens of Greenville.

He was instrumental in the effort to expand city utility services to
citizens of the west Meadowbrook Community.

He donated land to allow access to the west area of Meadowbrook

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He is a highly regarded educator in Pitt County. and he was principal
of Stokes Elementary School for many years. As an Educator, he expected
the highest performance and commitment from his students and teachers,
and goed thet ways to achieve their goals by his spur F es.

During His tenure, he was known to be gentle, but firm with his nts

and always supportive of his teaching staff as well. He is considered by
' many to be a superb role model.

humility firmly which is firmly centered in his faith, Mr. Lewis, is a
waned Jig Sycamore Hill Baptist Church.

cated and honorable citizen of r

His stature in the community is contrasted by his high integrity and |

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most effective strategy for meeting
celebrities is to wait at one of the
par three tee boxes for each
celebrity to arrive. The tournament
will take place over two days this
year, with half the field playing at
Brook Valley Country Club on
Saturday, June 27, and the other
half on Sunday, June 28. Spectators
should check the local newspaper
for a schedule of which celebrity
guests are appearing each day.
Also, it is important to for specta-
tors to remember that celebrities
are people too. So, the "golden
tule" for getting autographs is
courtesy and patience.

The 1998 Golf Classic will
feature a new obest-ball" format,
allowing each golfer to play his or
her own ball from tee to green. In
view of last year's success, a
shotgun start is planned for both
days of the tournament--9:30 on
Saturday morning and 9:00 on
Sunday. A public parking facility
will be located at Minges Coliseum
on tournament days. Shuttle buses
will run throughout the day to
transport spectators to and from
Brook Valley Country Club (gallery
tickets @ $40 required to board).
Tickets are again just $10 for
adults, $5 for children 6-12, and
free for younger children. They
may be purchased on event days at
the parking facility and spectators
can use the same ticket for admis-
sion on both days.

All proceeds from this event
benefit the Ronald McDonald
Houses of North Carolina, which
include the Greenville, Chapel Hill,
Durham and _ Winston-Salem
Houses. These private, non-profit
organizations each serve as a
"home away from home" for fami-
lies of children with _life-
threatening illnesses who are being
treated at nearby hospitals

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1998 MARKS THE ADDITION
OF THE CELEBRITY SKINS
GAME

When Michael Jordan pulled
Tournament Chairman Bill Bowen

Normally, the Recreation and Parks Commission guidelines do not a

allow the renaming of a entire park after a living person unless
contributed at

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least one half of the total cost of developing the a facility. &

However, the Recreation and Parks Commission recommended that
Parks Commission honor Mr. Lewis by re-naming this park after him.

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aside last year and told him he
wanted to make some changes, Bill
was oall ears." One of the most
significant changes our honorary
chairman made to his tournament
this year is the addition of the
Celebrity Skins Game on Friday,
June 26!

The Skins Game format pits
Michael against three surprise
guest celebrity golfers competin
or a cash prize at each hole whi
is known as a "skin." The player
who wins each hole is awarded the
cash prize for that skin. If play on
any hole should result in a tie, the
prize money carries over to the next
skin. Even if there are several ties
in a row, the money continues to
carry over until someone wins a
hole.

Michael has personally do-
nated $200,000 in prize money for
this event. Skins players will
compete for their share of the purse
with half of their earnings donated
to the charity of their choice and
the other half going to support the
Ronald McDonald Houses of North
Carolina. The three celebrity par-
ticipants who will play with
Michael have not been announced
and tournament organizers do not
expect to do so until the week of the
event.

Tickets may be purchased at
the Bradford Creek Golf Club,
Brook Valley Country Club,
Greenville Golf & Country Club
and Ironwood Golf & Residential
Community.

ISSUE WEEK JUNE 19-JUNE 26, 1998

pse of Stardom

Valentine Seeks Miss North

Carolina Beauty Crown |

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Ms. Jeanita Valentine pictured her with her mother, Jeanette Valentine

Jeanita Michelle Valentine is a contestant for Miss North Carolina
USA. She is the daughter of Jeanette Valentine of Greenville and William
H. Mills, Jr. of Washington, DC. A graduate of D.H. Conley High School,
Jeanita currently attends Pitt Community College. With a 3.5 GPA at PCC,
she is majoring in Computer Information Systems.

Jeanita attends St. Mary Missionary Baptist Church where she sings
with the youth and traveling choir. She also attends John Casablancas
Model Center where she has done promotional modeling with Oil of Olay
and Pantene products.

Jeanita says that she is running for Miss North Carolina to show
young women that they can attain their dreams and hopes if they desire to
do so strongly enough. "I want to show the beauty of God's love and how
He will come to your side if you really believe in his love," says Jeanita.
"I want to tell young people in the community that anything is possible if
you have faith,' she adds.

Others Wounded in

Shoot-Out...

Los Angeles, Orlando Anderson, a
former suspect in the 1996 shoot-
ing death of rapper Tupac Shakur,
was one of two men shot to death
during a gun battle at a Compton
car was on May 29, police said.

The dead were identified as
Anderson, 23, who Fs Oe a
suspect in the September 7, ;
shooting death of Shakur in Las
Vegas, said Compton police Lt.
Robert Baker.

Jerry Junior Stone, 24, of
Compton, also died of his injuries,
and Michael Stone, 41, also of
Compton, was critically injured
and clinging to Soni Compton

lice Lt. Danny

a The fourth man, Michael
Reed Dorrough, 23, of Long Beach,
was treated for a gunshot wound to
his arm and released, then arrested.

scaioned bystanders ad St
battle scattered
the four men, all of them gang
members, sprawled and bleeding
on the nt, police said.

1 four victims were taken to

Los Angeles County-King/Drew
Medical Center for treatment,
where Anderson and Jerry Stone
were pronounced dead shortly after
their arrival.

News in Review

Be

The gun fight took place at
3:10 p.m., at a car wash at Alondra
Boulevard and Oleander Avenue, a
half block from Compton High
School. Sneed said the shooting
had nothing to do with the nearby
high school or. its students.

"The investigation has re-
vealed that four subjects became
involved in an altercation over a
previous monetary dispute," Sneed
said. "One of the subjects removed
a handgun and began shooting.
One of the victims removed a

and returned fire.
Nu eous shots were fired and all
four subjects involved were shot,�
he said.

Anderson, whose grand-
mother had died earlier in the day,
told family members he was going
to the store and drove off wit
frie ads.

He and another man, both
believed to be members of the
Southside Crips, drove up to the
car wash where several members of
a rival gang had gathered.

re was an altercation,"
Baker said. "Both sides began
hooting *

He said the shooting began at
the car wash but spread beyond it
and that a number of witnesses
there were taken to the Compton
Police Department for questioning.
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Credo of the Black Press

The Black Press believes that America can best lead the world away from racial
and natural antagonisms when it accords to every person, regardless of race,
color or creed, full human rights. Hating no person, fearing no person in the
firm belief that all are hurt as long as anyone is held back.

On June 21, we will observe the 88th annual Father's day celebration to all the fathers out there.

The importance of a father in a child's life is monumental. He is to nurture his children by giving them
instruction, protection, sustenance, companionship, assistance, fove, discipline and example.

"All children need a home where love provides security, where what is taught is not confused by what they
hear and see." (Sper)

The ideal father loves and understands his children. What then, are characteristics? He's a worker, who rules

by love and not fear, who consistently doesn't scold his children for scolding is a hurt to the soul which is worse
that a hurt to the body, and often leaves lasting scars. He praises instead of finding fault. He is an example for
the children. He teaches them to use the of God reverently. He cuts out bad habits because he knows they will
spoil the lives of younger ones who will imitate him. He takes the family to Sunday school and he is not ashamed
to pray, and thanks are always said at meals. He's teaching his boys by example, how to be the right kind of father
and husband when the grow up. He is fair and just with the children, not playing "favorites." He finds time to
associate with his children. The good father plans with the family to go places and keep his promises. The greatest
gift a father can give to his children is himself and to love their mother.

EDITOR'S NOTE: The ideal mother validates and legitimizes the father... and the ideal father is the
cornerstone of civilization.

-Amprisonment.

of the Mind"

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"They endeavor to make you as much like brutes as possible. When they have blinded the eyes of your mind
-- when they have embittered the sweet waters of life--when they have shot out the light which shines from the
word of God, then and not 'till then, has American slavery done its perfect work." --- Henry Highland Garnet,
"An Address To the Slaves of the United States of America" (1843)

American prisons are the linear descendants of American slave pens, socially constructed institutions
designed to dehumanize, exploit, and profit from the shackled. In both cases powerful social forces converge to
protect the institution, to insure its continued existence.

Prisons as metaphor for slavery are especially crystallized in the disproportionate percentage of African
Americans who are cast into American gulags, a reflection of social policies following media and political
projections. .

Another factor that mirrors the slave experience is the antebellum (or pre-Civil War) Black Codes that
outlawed education for slaves, under pain or death.

In March 1998, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) announced that it would phase out all
of its four-and two-year college programs. That means roughly 400 of the state's 35,075 prisoners, men and
women taking courses for a bachelors or associate degree in arts and sciences,will have to quit by June, 1998.
The department which already made it so difficult that it generally took approximately 10 years for a prisoner to

complete courses for a degree, now offers GED courses and training in vocational fields like cooking or plumbing.
~ While some question the usefulness of college for prisoners, one long-term corrections expert found
education to be the "most powerful" preventer of violence,, in and out of prison.

Massachusetts prison psychologist, Dr. James Gilligan, notes:"While several programs had worked, the most
successful of all,and the only one that had been 100 percent effective in preventing recidivism was receiving a
college degree while in prison. Several hundred prisoners in Massachusetts had completed at least a bachelors
degree while in prison over a 25-year period, and not one of them had been returned to prison for a new crime.
I later discovered that the state of Indiana, and Folsom Prison in California, have also found that college degrees
provided 100 percent immunity against recidivism among their "alumni." Immediately after 1 announced this
finding in a public lecture at Harvard and it made its way into the newspapers, our new governor, William Weld,
who had not previously been aware that prison inmates could take college courses, gave a press conference on
television in which he declared that Massachusetts would rescind that "privilege," or else the poor would start
committing crimes in order to be sent to prison so they could get a free college education!"

Clearly, then, what motivates prison administrators isn't what works, but the political imperatives of a
system that seeks to continue the deadly cycle of recidivism. The more bodies they can capture, the more they
can keep. Anything that can break the chains of mental slavery is justified.

Knowledge is the beginning, so let us begin.

one more time on Monday....he died. Some of our
ras "dictator" rather than "president". After all, it has
become fashionable in all too many black leadership and even newspaper circles to defend any powerful black
leader, even one as unpalatable as Abacha. We have heard platings denouncing the West's universal rebuke of

Nigerian dictator Gen. Sani Abacha did the une
readers may be surprised to her us refer to an ex-l

Abacha as attempts to "force Africa into a western concept of democracy. "Apparently, according to these pundits,
there is such a thing as "African democracy" -- a oblack thang you wouldn't understand."Let's see... that would
be the kind of democracy where: .

* You don't actually get to vote for anybody except the one candidate chosen by the official parties;

* You don't get to vote at all unless you're a member of one of the aforementioned parties, "

* If you do somehow manage to elect someone other than the Head African In Charge, he get put in jail (not
charged, just jailed); .

* Any parliament that disagrees with him finds itself out of a job;

* Being too outspoken in criticism of the HAIC will get you killed--and that includes participating in anti-
government demonstrations. Yeah,that kind of democracy.

That brand of sophistry may make sense to an African-American intelligentsia blindly enamored of anything
gp it isn't all that impressive to rank and file Nigerians, who have been screaming for Abacha's head
for

In fact, the amazing and inspirational thing was, given the certain knowledge of the mortal danger they
were in, the frequency with which Nigerian citizens took to the'streets to protest the strongman's rule.

The one pleasant point is that there is at least a fair amount to open political dissension in Nigeria, as long
as you aren't too successful at rallying people to your point of view. py ale

Again, that seems to have been not so much a commitment to intellectual freedom as a simple immunity to

rule and all criticism and a smug assurance of the extent of his
- Gitizen of the Soviet Union in the 19 had more say in his and his countryTs future than a Nigerian citizen does
now.

"You don't have to believe us, Just ask around. There are lots of Nigerian expatriates living right here in

Chances are, you'll find very few of them who will have kind words for their late leader or what he has done

3 But now, he's » Where does Nigueia ap Xow? The military has installed another dictator, Will he be
temporary oy, ke Abaca, wil good to him? . _
We hope and pray

our Nigerian brothers and sisters.

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"Our nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white...separate and unequal.

This was the conclusion of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders ... the Kerncr Riot
Commission, named after its chair, then governor of Illinois, Otto Kerner, The commission's report was issued
on March 1, 1968. a -

A thirty-year update on the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders was issued last. April by the
Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation and the Corporation for What Works, Washington, D.C. This column will
summarize the observations, analyses and recommendations of the Eisenhower and Corporation for What Works
update of the Kerner Commission Report. Their update is entitled, "The Millennium Breach... Richer, Poorer and
Racially Apart."

What has happened in the thirty years since Kerner and where do we stand now? The Kerner Commission
proposed remedies to racial, spatial and economic disparity. The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and early
1970s brought about improvements that helped expand an African American middle class. There have been
achievements made possible by the Civil Right Movement and by individual struggles of millions of African
Americans. The African American middle class has expanded, as has African American entrepreneurship. There
has been an enormous rise in the number of African American mayors,, other elected officials and police chiefs.

Yet in the 1970s, when technological change in the economy increased demand for high-skilled and
educated workers, jobs for the less-skilled, and educated became obsolete. The unemployed stayed behind, but
more mobile middle-class African Americans left core inner city neighborhoods. Labor market policies to provide
training and jobs for their less skilled never materialized. In the words of Harvard Professor William Julius
Wilson, "the exodus of working- and middle-class blacks from core inner city neighborhoods enhanced the
concentration effects of joblessness and poverty and removed important economic and social buffers that have
softened the impact of macroeconomic changes in these vulnerable communities."

During the decades of the 1970s and 1980s, conditions in inner-city ghettos went from bad to worse. Today,
for the first time in the 20th century, most adults in many inner city neighborhoods are not working in a typical
week. The real unemployment rate in these areas far exceeds the official rate. The consequences of neighborhood
joblessness in Professor Wilson's and other experts' view are more devastating than those of high neighborhood
poverty. When people are poor but employed, they can better prevent family breakup, crime, drugs and other
problems than when people are poor and jobless.

Since the Kerner Commission, other important trends have included:

*From 1977 to 1988, the incomes of the richest one percent in America increased by 120 percent and the
incomes of the poorest fifth in America decreased by 10 percent during time of supply-side tax breaks for the
rich and against the poor.

* During the 1980s, child poverty increased by over 20 percent, with racial minorities suffering
disproportionately. Today,, the child poverty rate in the United States is four times the average of Western
European countries.

* Since the Kerner Commission, the U.S. has had the most rapid growth in wage inequality in the Western
world, with racial minorities suffering disproportionately.

* America's neighborhoods and schools are resegregating. Two-thirds of African Americans and
three-fourths of Latino students now attend predominantly minority schools... one-third of each group in intensely
segregated schools.

* In urban public schools in poor neighborhoods, more than two-thirds of children fail to reach even the
"basic" level on national tests.

* America's housing policy for the poor and minorities has become prison-building. Over the 1980s and
early 1990s, the country tripled the number of prison cells, at the same time reducing housing appropriations for
the poor by over 80 percent. Only one in four eligible poor families get housing.

* States now spend more per year on prisons than on higher education, while ten years ago, spending
priorities were just the opposite.

* By the late 1990s, one of three young African American men was in prison, on probation, or on parole.

* Sentences for crack cocaine, used disproportionately by people of color, are much longer than sentences
for powder cocaine, used disproportionately for whites.

* Prisons disproportionately incarcerate minorities, but prison building has become a growth industry for
whites in rural areas. .

Carl Rowan's Commentary ,
Black Republican in a Different Light

I've been saying for a generation that one black person need not sell out the rights and dreams of all blacks
or minorities in order to be a Republican, or even a conservative Republican.

Rep. J. C. Watts, the former Oklahoma football hero who is the lone black Republican in the House of
Representatives, is proving that. Watts has just played a major role in getting the House to vote down a measure
that would have banned affirmative action programs at most of the nationTs colleges.

Rep. Frank Riggs, R-Calif., was trying to attach a $101 billion bill covering federal aid to college students
an amendment that would have banned affirmative action to help blacks, other minorities and women at any
public college or university that accepted federal funds. This would have been a national version of California's
Proposition 209, which has led to a calamitous drop in the number of blacks and Hispanics accepted in the
University of California system. And it would have slammed the door to equal educational opportunity in the
faces of millions of youngsters of color.

Watts dared to join with Democratic Rep. John Lewis of Georgia in sending their House colleagues in a
letter saying, "This is not the time to eliminate the one tool we have--imperfect though it may be -- to help level
the playing field for many minority youth."

Fifty-four Republicans followed Watts' lead in voting against the Riggs amendment, and it was defeated
resoundingly, 249-171.

Watts surely knows that the Republican Party needs him infinitely more than he needs the GOP. But he also
seems to realize the damage that Prop. 209 has done in California, and that most of the people who oppose
affirmative action on grounds that they are opposing racism are in fact trying to retain preferences for those who
have profited from racism from this country's beginning.

Watts has taken a stance that millions of Americans wish that black conservatives such as Supreme Court
Justice Clarence Thomas and California University regent Ward Connerly would take. The point is that if Watts
had voted for the ban on affirmative action he would have given protection from criticism to enough whites in
Congress to allow them to pass the unwise amendment. The parallel is that the Supreme Court would be a lot
less hostile to minorities if Thomas did not give "cover" to the most backward elements, and that the California
regents would never have dared base admissions on something as flimsy as SAT scores if Connerly had not been
so arrogantly aggressive in opposing affirmative action.

By refusing to be blinded or racially corrupted by partisan politics, Watts has scored his most impressive
touchdown, and in the process has given a better name to those black Americans who choose to be Republicans.

Ra .

Do you still use the "N" word in your communications with other people? When will you stand up and start
denouncing and discounting the use of the "N" word? For too long the "N" word has been an integral part of
Black and White America's vocabulary and psyche. When ever it is used, it is a negative, condescending and
"dissing" term meant soley and completely as a put down. The "N" word is the most offensive, inflammatory
racial slur in the English language and we should discontinue its use for now and forever more.

It is interesting how we rationalize our actions and behavior with this word. Isn't it the height of hypocrisy
for African-Americans to become outraged over the word's use and abuse by White people, and turn around saying
it is "endearing" to use it among ourselves?

Think about it, use of the "N" word denotes nothing but self- loathing. It is another was we keep ourselves
down and perpetuate the crabs -in -a - barrel" syndrome. A writer said, "words gain meaning as they are
oo ee with actions, demeanor, or attitudes that are of a distinct nature." So what does the "N"
word mean

Be re young or old, the usage of the "N" word should be abandoned. Although some rappers hurl the
word with vigor, as if to make it a term of endearment, the violence and strife that exists among them bears out
the true connotation they have when they use the word.

"Up you mighty race," is what we need to be saying to each other. Not disrespecting each other with the
use of this word, In order to rise up, each of us should start on a mission to promote mutual understanding,
dignity and respect while all discriminatory practices between ourselves. To gain the broad successes
that have eluded us for so long, we must see and exhibit value in ourselves and our people. :

If another Black uses the "N" word, bring it to their attention. If you hear the word on records or media
that is in the possession of your children, or relatives, seize and destroy it. It's within the power of each and

everyone of us to eliminate this word within our lifetime, As we accomplish this goal, watch how many other
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Beatrice Maye

from the Desk of Mrs. Beatrice

Isolation is
Not Safe
People who are lonely, depressed
and isolated are three to five times
more likely to develop serious
illnesses or to die prematurely than
those who have close ties with

friends, relative and community -

members.

When Dr. Dean Ornish, M.D.,
Clinical Professor of Medicine at
University of California, San
Francisco talks about love's impact
on our health, he's talking about
anything that promotes feelings of
love, intimacy and community is
healing and makes us whole. This
can include love among friends
and family member and even for a
pet. Love can also be spiritual or

* religious. Studies suggest that lov-

ing and being loved... harmonious
communication ...and _ physical

Love also protects the body by
calming the heart... cea, oe
pressure... and reducing de-
structive effects of anxiety.

Learn to communicate your feel-
ings. What you say and how we say
it, can have a powerful effect on
our relationships, bring us closer to
other people ,not pushing them
away.

We must understand that
thoughts and feelings are very
different. We tend to hear thoughts
as judgments and criticisms which
close our heart. But we tend to hear
feelings very differently, with an
open heart.

Volunteer to keep others. When

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number of fish protect their eggs.
carrying them inside a pouch (male sea
fish).

Methods vary from covering them with gravel (salmon and trout) to
horses) to carrying them in the mouth (ocean catfish and cardinal

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you help others, you also help
yourself. © who volunteer
their time at least once a week are
much less likely to die than others,
and are significantly less likely to
develop a serious illness during the
next 30 years.

Make physical contact. Intimacy
is healing. Touching is intimate.
Hundreds of studiés demonstrate
the healing power of touch -- For
premature infants....and for le
with asthma, diabetes, heart dis-
ease, cancer, depressions and other
illness.

While respecting othersT bounda-
ries, look for opportunities to get in
touch. Give a co-worker a pat on
the back, shake his or her hand, get
a pet, kiss and hug the people you love.

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BLISSFUL PARENTING
A... is Accountability. Hold your
children accountable for their be-

havior.

B...is for boundaries. Set specific
limits and make clear the repercus-
sions if those limits are exceeded.
C... is for Consistency. Hold to the
same principles and practices.

D... is for Discipline. Make the
punishment fit the crime. Never
discipline in anger.

E... is for Example. Children are
in greater need of model than
critics. Set a good example.

F... is Forgiveness. Practices it,
and each the importance of forgiv-

ing.
G...is for Giving. Teach the joy of
giving, not only to the family and
friends, but to strangers in need.
L.. is for Imagination. Be creative
and play with your children. Make
up stories or songs when you read
and sing with them.

J... is for Justice. Be fair, and
insist that they be fair, also.

K... is for Knowing your childrensT
friends and their parents as well as
their teachers.

L... is for Listening, Listen to your
children. It will teach them how to
listen to others, and their thoughts
will give you insights.

M... is for Morals. Be sure your
own standard of conduct is sound.
N... is for NO. Use it, and mean it.
O... is for Outdoors. Provide as
much outdoor activity as possible.
Teach respect for nature.

P... is for Pressure. Reduce the
pressure on your children, but
insist they maintain high stan-
dards.

Q...is for Questions. Pay close
attention to their questions, and

give simple a1
demand more.
R... is for Respect. Show respect ,
teach respect and earn
S... is for the Source of
Share your own faith or beliefs with
your children. Faith can be their
port in the storms of later life. "
T... is for Togetherness. Have
special designated time to be
together as a family - but know
when to let go. too. .
U is for Uniqueness. Understand
the uniqueness of each child, and
let that child be who he or she is.
V... is for Voice. Tone of voice can
convey more tot a child than words
spoken.
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inning July 11, thou-
sands of NAACP members will
converge on Atlanta for the 89°
Annual NAACP Convention.
The convention will take place at
the Georgia World Congress
Center and will conclude on July
16. The theme of this yearTs
convention is i

TommorrowTs Leaders Today.�

Delegates. will hear from
NAACP leaders Kweisi Mfume
and Julian Bond as well as
national leaders like Gen. Colin
Powell, Vice President Al Gore,
former New York Mayor David
Dinkins,

Coretta Scott King, Agri-
culture Secretary Dan Glickman,
former NAACP _ Executive
Director Benjamin Hooks, Ted
Turner, Federal Communications
Com-mission Chairman Bill
Kennard, Rep. Harold Ford, Jr.,
Dr. Juanita Cole, TransAfrica
President Randall Robinson, Rev.
Jesse Jackson and many others.

Among the entertainers
scheduled to participate are Patty
LaBelle, Jennifer Holliday,
Peabo Bryson, The Gap Band,
Next and talk show host Tavis

Smiley.
The sgt Annual
Convention will address a pleth-

ora of important issues facing
people of color. Among them:
affirmative action, community
and economic development, the
plight of black farmers, police
brutality, policy toward Africa,
cancer, violence, voter empower-
ment, black images in the media
and much more.

In addition, thousands of
young people from around the
country will participate in the
20" annual Afro-Academic,
Cultural, Technological and
Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO).
There will also be a Minority
Business Expo, Health Fair,
Commerce and Industry Show
and a Job Fair.

A national news conference
will be held Saturday, July 11 at
12 noon in Room 213 E at the
Georgia World Con Center.
NAACP President/CEO Kweisi
Mfume will address the assem-
bled press and make himself
available for questions about the
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black-owned industrial and service
companies as compiled by Black
Enterprise Magazine. To qualify, a
company must have been fully
operational in 1997 and at least
51% black owned. It must manu-
facture or own the product that it
sells or provide industrial or con-
sumer services. Brokerages, Real
Estate firms and firms that provide
professional services, such as legal
or accounting services aren't eligi-
ble. The magazine compiles sepa-
rate ranking for auto dealers,
financial firms and insurance com-
panies.

This list includes the com-
pany's headquarter city and 1997
revenues. Companies with the same
revenues are ranked as a tie.

1. TLC Beatrice International
Holdings, Inc. New York 1.40
billion.

2. Johnson Publishing Company,
Inc. Chicago, Ill. 361.1 million

3. Philadelphia Coca Cola Bottling
Co, New York, 357 million.

4. Active Transportation, Louis-
ville, Kentucky, 250 million.

6. Granite Broadcasting Corp..
New York, 181.08 million.

7. BT Holdings, Inc., Washington,
DC .. 170 million.

8. HJ. Russell & Co., Atlanta,
GA., 155.3 million.

9 Pulsar Data Systems,
Lanham, MD., 151 million.
10. Anderson-DuBose Co., Solon,
Ohio, 138.7 million.

11. World Wide Technology, Inc.,
St. Louis.. MO., 135 million.

12. Mays Chemical Corp. Inc.,
Indianapolis, Ind., 123 million.

14. Barden Cosmetics, Inc.,
Detroit, Mich., 110 million.

15. Simeus Foods International,
Mansfield, TX., 105 million.

16. Essence Communications,
Inc... New York, 104.8 million.
17. Spiral Inc., Chandler, AZ., 100
million.

18. Soft Sheen Products,
Chicago, IL., 95 million.

19. Wesley International,. Inc., 95
million.

20. Thomas Madison. Inc., Detroit,
90 million.

21. Digital Systems International,
Inc., Arlington, VA. 89.4 million.
22. Fuci Metals USA, Inc.. North
Brook, IL., 86.5 million.

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23. Stop Shop & Save Food
Markets, Baltimore, MD., 86.5
million.

24. La-Van Hawkins Urban City
Foods-Burger King, Baltimore,
MD., 86.5 million.

25. Calhoun Enterprise, Montgo-
mery, AL. 79.8 million.
26. Sayers Computer
Chicago, IL., 72.0 million.
27. Capsonic Group & Capsonic
Automotive, Inc., Elgin, IL., 71.0
million.

28. V&J Foods, Milwaukee, Wis-
consin, 70.0 million.

29. Pro-Line Corp., Dallas, TX,
68.0 million.

30. Reliant Industries, Inc., Bed-
ford Park, IL., 67.9 million.

31. The Bartech Group, Livonia,
MI., 62.0 million.

32. African Development Public
Investment Co., Sherman Oaks,

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CA., 61.0 million. )

33. Pepsi Cola of Washington, DC.,
L.P, Forestville, MD., 61.0 mil-
lion.

34, Drew Pearson Marketing, Inc.,
Addison, TX 58,0 million.

35. Surface Protection Industries,
Inc., 58.0 million.

36. Luster Products Co., Chicago,
IL 57.5 million.

37. Beauchamp Distributing Co.,
Compton, CA., 54.5 million.

38. Exemplar Manufacturing Co.,
Ypsilanti, MI., 51.9 million.
39. Health Resources,
Lempyne, PA., 51.3 million.
40. Inner City Broadcasting

Inc.,

Broadcasting Corp., New York, -

$1.0 million.

41. The O-J Group, Detroit, MI.
50.541 million.

42. Regal Plastics Company.
Roseville, VA 46.7 million.

43. Community Pride, Inc..
Richmond, VA. 46.7 million.
44. Fair Oak Farms LLC..

Kenosha, WI 44.0 million "

45. Integrated Packaging Corp..
New Brunswick, NJ., 43.145. mil-
lion.

46. Karl Kani Infinity Inc., Los
Angeles, CA., 43.0 million.

47. Super Pride Markets.
Baltimore, D 42.0 million.

48. Washington Cable Supply.
MD., 42.0 million.

49. Wittnauer International, Inc..
New Rochelle, NY 42.0 million.
50. Rush Communications &
Affiliated Companies, New York.
27.0 million.

51. Innovative Logistics Tech-
niques, Inc. (INNOLOG) McLean.
VA 39.2 million.

52. Gourmet Companics.
Atlanta, GA. 39.0 million.
53. Grimes Oil Company, Inc.
Boston, MA., 38.763 million.

54. Thompson Hospitality Corp..
Reston, VA. 38.5 million.

55. Trumark, Inc., Lansing, Mich.
38.1 million.

56. Metters Industries,
Mclean, VA. 37.804 million.
57. Solo Construction Corp.. N.
Miami Beach. FLA. 37.3 million.
58. Earl G. Graves LTD. New
York, NY 36.869 million.

59. Terry manufacturing Co.. Inc..
Roanoke, AL., 35.3 million.

60. Integrated Systems Analyst.
Inc., Arlington, VA., 34.1 million.
61. Ozzane; Construction Co.
Cleveland, OH 34.0 million.
62. Sentel Corporation,
andria, VA 34.0 million.

63. Management Technology, Inc.
(MTI), Clinton, MD 33.549 mil-
lion.

64. Dudley Products, Inc. Kenner-
ville, NC 33.0 million.

65. Resource One Computer
System, Inc. Columbus, OH 34.0
million.

66. Universal Systems &
Technology Inc. (UNITECH).
Fairfax, VA. 32.0 million.

67. The Maxima Corporation.
Lanham, MD 31.030 million.

68. Gilbreath Manufacturing, Inc..
Howell, Mich., 31.0 million.

69. Wilson Office Interior,
Carrollton, TX 31.0 million.

70. C.H. James & Sons (Holdings)
Inc., City of industry, CA. 30.984

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million.
71. Golden West Foods, Bedford,
VA 30.5 million.

72. Cimmarron Express, _ Inc.
Genoa, OH 30.1 million.

73. Bronner Brothers, Inc. Mari-
etta, GA. 30.0 million. .
74. United Energy,. Inc. Portland,
OR 29.0 million. .

75. Intellisys Technology Corp.
Fairfax, VA. 28.969 million.

76. Engineered plastic Products,
Inc., Ypsilanti 28.5 million.

77. Advantage Electronics, Inc.
Toledo, OH. 28.148 million.

78. Restoration Supermarket Corp.,
New York, NY 27.8 million.

79. TEL Communications Sys-
tems, Inc., Annapolis, MD 27.824
million.

80. Systems Engineering & Man-
agement Associates, Alexandria,
VA 27.423 million.

81. Westside Distributors, South
Gate, CA., 27.069 million.

82. The Navcom Group, Manassa,
VA. 26.326 million.

85. Specialized Packaging Inter-
national, Inc. Hamden, CN.,
24.880 million.

86. United Communications Sys-

tems. Inc. McLean, VA., 24.0
million.
87. American Urban Radio

Networks. New York, NY 23.8
million.
88. Black River Manufacturing,

Inc., Pot Huron, Mich. 23.5
million.
89. Wilson Financial Group.,

Houston, TX 22.750 million.

90. Advance Resources Tech-
nologies. Inc. Alexandria, VA 22.2
million.

91. Consolidated Beverage Corp.
New York. NY 21.3 million.

92. Jil Information Systems, Inc.
Vienna, VA 20.9 million.

93. Adams Mclure, Inc. Denver,
CO. 20.1 million.

94. C.D. Moody Construction
Company. Inc. Lithonia, GA. 20.0
million.

95. PRWT Services, Inc.. Phila-
delphia. PA 19.5 million.

96. Global Management Systems.
Inc.. Bethseda. MD., 19.126 mil-
lion.

97. Powers & son Construction Co.
Inc. Gary, IND. 18.654 million.
98. General Scientific Corp.
Arlington, VA 18.6 million.

99. GB Tech, Inc.. Houston, TX
18.1 million.

100. Fidelity Group, Great Neck,
NY 18.0 million.

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Dr. & Mrs. Howard Parker

Dr. Howard Parker moved to
Greenville to pastor Sycamore Hill
Baptist Church 17 years ago after
pastoring a church in Mocksville
or more than three years. A
Winston-Salem native, Parker
never thought that he would be-
come a preacher even though his
grandmother sincerely wanted him
to go into the ministry.

Having worked in the funeral
business with his family for 22
years since he was 6 years old.
Parker thought that he was des-
tined to be a mortician. After

aduatin
tate with a degree in_ history,
Parker continued to work in the
funeral business.

It was in 1970 that he
received a calling from God to go
into the ministry. Parker then went
to Wake Forest and studied church

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stronger in the teaching ministry.
Having just moved into a new
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keen interest in the plight of the elderly
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Ground breaking services were held in early May on 349 Old
Flemming School Road for the building of the Greater Mount Zion
Christian Church. A dedication service was rendered by the pastor Joe
Dixon, D.D. Prayer was led by assistant pastor, Elder Willie Baker, Jr.

The history of the Greater Mount Zion Christian Church was read
by First Lady, Evangelist Linda Dixon. Pastor Tyrone Edwards of True
Baptist Ministries of Farmville read the scriptures and Bishop James
Tripp, pastor of Holly Hill (OFWB) Church of Belvoir read the Old
Testament.

After the Litany of Dedication, remarks were given by Mother
Estella Phelps, Trustee Larry Pitt, and contractor "Pop" Jones. Other
guests attending were Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Tamberelli. Dr. Matthew
Clark, Deacon Henry Clark, and Mrs. Bertha Cherry and her family. A
host of friends and other guests including William Clark of WOOW
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The Ladies of Roanoke
Assembly #248. Order of the

Golden Circle held their Cotillion
and 2nd Annual Award Zar eh
June 13, 1998 at Willaimston High
School in Williamston.

LaToya Renee Boyd of
Greenville was crowned Queen of
the Cotillion. LaToya is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willie
James Boyd, Sr. Laketa Shenee
Maye of Greenville was second
runner up and Samantha Streeter of
Oak City was third runner up.
Samantha was also selected by the
group as Miss Congeniality.

formal wear and presented talents
in poems, singing and musical

instruments. A trophy, a gift
backpack bag containing school
supplies, and a savings bond was
received by all contestants. The
contestants ranged from 5th
through 7th grades in school.

The Little Willie Center of
Greenville was the recipient of a
$100.00 for the Special Donation

Each contestant modeled a

donation to youths in communities.

Bernice McElrath received
the Community Service Award for
her many contributions in the
cancer awareness program |
other services to senior citizens
throughout Martin and Pitt
Counties.

oa ty Loyal Lady Brewinglon,
sent atl Nn,
Loyal Lady Ruler, to Loyal Ladies
that have gone beyond the call of

duty to assist in various projects
sponsored by the Assembly.

Loyal Lady Brewington said
that the Cotillion was a first for
Roanoke Assembly #248 and it
proved to be quite a success, "The
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life for young girls and the
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Sunday Worship - 8:30am, 11am &6am
Sunday School - 9:30am
Bible Study Wed @ 10:00am & 7:30pm
"Ministering to the Whole Man; Spirit,

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Congresswoman Eva M.
Clayton was the host of Women's
Business Roundtable this Monday.

The Roundtable, which was
open to the public, was held to
encourage serious woman entrepre-
neurs to learn how to get started in,
or how to expand their businesses.

"No woman should deny her-
self the opportunity to learn more
about financing business growth,
leadership and advocacy, marketing
and training," Clayton said.

The Women's Business
Roundtable featured The National
Woman's Business Council, as well
as other business experts who were
linked together at five different
internet sites. The Base Site was at
Pitt Community College in
Greenville with other North
Carolina Informational Highway
Operational Rooms at Halifax
Memorial Hospital, in Roanoke
Rapids, Fayetteville Technical
Community College, in
Fayetteville; Beauford Community
College, in Washington, and Martin
Community College, in Williamston.

"Despite some gains and no-
table progress, efforts by women to
enter the business mainstream are
still met with resistance and undue
obstacles. We must constantly work
to overcome those barriers and
create real equal opportunity in
business,� declared Clayton.

The Women's Business
Roundtable took place on Monday,
June 22nd and lasted from 10:00
a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Clayton hopes
that the Roundtable discussion

inspired woman to cultivate oppor- "

tunities for economic empower-
ment.

Among those involved in the
discussion was Amy Millman,
Executive Director of the National
Women's Business Council and
spoke in depth about special initia-
tive called) Summit '98. More
informational regarding this event
can be obtained by calling Johnny
Bryant at (202) 225-3101

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Savage says that Black
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my The ballad of Joe Simon
began on the street corners of his
hometown, Simmesport, Louisiana,

izi 1 music with
childhood friends. In 1960, he
became a member of the Golden
Tones, a gospel group that provided
him with his first recording oppor-

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oThe Choking Kind," "You Keep

tunity.

.* 1964, he recorded and
leased "My Adorable One� to Vee
Jay Records. This launched Joe's

career as a solo R&B artist. His.

first record making the national
music charts was "Let's Do It Over"
on Vee Jay Records, written by Dan
Penn and recorded at Muscle
Shoals, Alabama. :

In 1966, Joe Simon joined
forces with the legendary WLAC
Radio personality, John "R"
Richborough. This union gave
birth to Sound Stage Seven Records
in Nashville, Tennessee, and re-
sulted in a series of hits such as,

Me Hanging On," oNine Pound
Steel," oMy ial ,
"Moonwalk," oMisty Blue," "No
Sad Songs" and others that are now
considered golden oldiesT.

In 1970, Joe Simon and John
R left Sound Stage Seven and
moved over to Spring Records
where Joe became their leading
artist and partial label owner. Over
the following eleven years Joe
produced a long string of R&B and
crossover hit recordings that in-
cluded, "Your Time To Cry"
"Drowning In The Sea Of Love,"
"Power Of Love," "Get Down, Get

Special Prayer," |

Down (On The Floor), the sound
track album for the Warner
Brothers movie "Cleopatra
Jones," and numerous others.
With something troubling
him and not knowing exactly
what it was, Joe produced and
recorded the country album and
single, "Baby, When Love Is In
Your Eyes," that supported the
influence Country music had on
his career. While still searching
for that elusive something,
Simon became the owner and
principal recording star of Posse
Records. It was from this suc-
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history, blacks have developed
musical styles that were signifi-
cantly different from those of the
mainstream. In the '20s and '30s
while the rest of America was
listening to Dixieland Jazz (created
by African American musicians),
black America sang the blues.

In the 1940's, swing and Big
band was the socially accepted
form. But while young black
innovators like Duke Ellington
And Count Basie were playing for
white audiences, cutting edge musi-
cians like Dizzy Gillespie imposed
their own ideas on the art form and
created Be-bop.

The decades of the '50s and
60s brought with them Rock &
Roll, which many would have you
to believe was a white invention
when in fact Rock is derived from
what was once called "Soul Music."
In the '70s, as in other times when
music bored the young white
masses, new music genres were
created out of the mediocrity. Fed
up with Disco, young African
Americans and Hispanic kids intro-
duced a new music and lifestyle to
the country and the rest of the
world.

During the late 1970s Rap
broke upon the national music
scene and those who were smart
knew that music would never be
the same. Initially thought of as a
fad, Rap's raw energy would prove
not only to be an innovative music
movement, but also a "subculture"
that would influence pop culture to
the tune of millions of dollars in

the music and clothing industries.

Duke Ellington

But as the culture grew, making
super stars out of urban youth like
Ice Cube, Easy E, Snoop Doggy
dog. Tupak Shakur and Biggie
Smalls, the violent nature of the
music grew proportionately to the
fame of the stars.

As the lines between reality
and wax became increasingly indis-
tinguishable, it was hard to remem-
ber which came first, the "Rapper"
or the "Gangsta." While the Hip
Hop Nation was getting over the
unexpected, aids related death of
hard core Rapper, Eazy E, the
shock of Tupak Shakur's death
"sucker punched" the "Hip Hop
Nation." And in the six months
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Smalls was gunned down in the
early morning hours after the Soul
Train Awards.

Although Rap has taken a
heavy hits, it's influence has once
again stretched the boundaries of
black music by creating a hybrid
offspring of hip hop infused R&B
ch has catapulted the likes of Mary
J. Blige, Jodeci and Keith Sweat
into the realm of music elite. But
again, just as the mainstream is
buying into the latest music trend
(Rap/R&B) via Madison avenue,
black music -- being the shape
shifter it that it is -- has recreated
and redefined itself again.

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crooned the lyric like to their first
hit, "Hold On To Your Love." The
"funky divas"' set it off in the early
90s' and opened the flood gates to a
wave of girl groups that followed.
Similarly, Boyz II Men reintro-
duced the concept of four-part
harmony-inspired groups which
had been missing in black music
since Motown's heyday. But as with
any copy of a original that has been
copied again, the countless groups
that have followed have been
increasingly fadable.

Because of the reemergence of
real talent, competent songwriters
and savvy production on the part of
industry powerhouses like Babyface
and Kedar Massenburg. The public
is finally being delivered musical
goods that they can readily embrace
instead of having to bear the passé
wanna-bees_ generally rammed
down our throats via hourly rota-
tion urban radio stations.

But no matter if you are a pop
music lover or a Rhythm and Blues
purist, Black Music Month cele-
brates everything great about our
most unique form of expression.

Sony's Black Music depart-
ment said it best a couple of years
ago as they launched their Black
Music Month tribute. The company
sent out posters that read: "Black
music is monthly, every minute.
every second, always, all the time.
anytime, everywhere, forever.

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Simon began rediscovering
who he was. Slowly his new calling
took form. As Joe says: "I had
everything a man could want in life
in a material way. But it didn't fill
this certain void I kept experienc-
ing. The defining moment came
when I read the stunning words of

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then that I say myself! Suddenly,.
all the things that I accomplished:
in life were put into perspective. |:
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experience entitled, "Things Didn't:
Save Me"! My new journey had
begun.

"After a period of intense
Biblé Study and preparation, I
preached my first sermon as a
minister to 4,500 people on
September 13, 1988, at an event
that was reported by Jet Magazine.
"I continue to travel and minister
to this day with my Evangelistic
Community Crusades." :

Today, he not only preaches
the Word of God as the Associate
Minister of the Cathedral of Joy in
Flosmoor, Illinois, he's also using
his God-given talent as a singer to
help spread the Gospel. His new
album, "This Story Must Be Told"
on the South Carolina based Ripete
Record label proves that he has not
lost his golden voice. On his new
CD, (his first record release in ten
years), Joe is singing the Gospel,
spreading the Word and telling his

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the Apostle Paul -- a very affluent,
brilliant and scholarly man of his
day, who had studied at the
University of Rome, and spoke
fourteen languages fluently. Paul
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not very important as he wrestled
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Joe Simon. He simply shines on the.
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York City, Should later collaborate
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Sam Solomon, President
Bull Creek Corporation

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Mental Health Center pee Fraect Ovietach: Sve oe ae
increase prevention services to the community. This month the

Department began offering services to the citizens of West
Greenville. The developed Project HOPE, (Health
Outreach through Prevention and Education). The project is a mew =

component of the Reach-for-Me Clinic. Through Project , the Health
Department will be providing HIV, Syphilis and Hepatitis B prevention
education, as well as, screening in the homes of Pitt County residents.
WELFARE
06/12/98 -- The state is preparing to investigate whether local social "
service workers across NC have wrongly cut off the government health
insurance of almost 24,000 children whose families left welfare in the past
year. The state has identified many cases in which children were no
longer enrolled in Medicaid just 2 months after the family stopped

receiving welfare payments. Under state rules, families that start making

enough money to get off welfare usually are still eligible for Medicaid for
at least 6 months, if a parent remains in a low paying job without health
benefits. Next week, the state plans to ask counties to review all 24,000
cases to determine whether children's coverage should be restored.
TOBACCO BILL
06/15/98 -- In the warfare over the Senate's tobacco control legislation, one
casualty has gone barely noticed: funding for programs to Ip smokers
quit and to keep children from buying cigarettes. To gain support for the
law, the Senate added a substantial income tax cut and a ton of anti-drug
program, among other provisions. With each addition, fewer dollars were
left for the public health programs that were one of the core reasons for
the legislation. Spokesmen for the tobacco industry says that the states and
the public health community would have done as well or better financially
under the last year's proposed settlement.
DISCOVER CARD SCHOLARSHIP
06/15/98 -- A Greenville High School student is one of nine national
winner of an award. Svati (SaVati) Singla, a junior at J.H.Rose, is the
winner of the 1998 Discover Card Tribute Award. She is the recipient of
a $20,000 Gold Award, in the category of Science, Business & Technology
Studies. This year, Ms. Singla was one of 11,000 students applying to the
Tribute Award Program. Svati says, after graduation, she plans to pursue
A medical degree and eventually become a vascular surgeon.

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06/15/98 -- At least one investigation into a $100,000 settlement received
by a former DMV employee will come to an end. After more than a year
of hearings, a state house committee issues its findings. The head of the
committee says, it likely will not be the final probe into the matter.
Russell's committee began its investigation in May 1997 following

revelations that Gov. Hunt's administration agreed to pay $100,000 to

Division of Motor Vehicles employee, Algie Toomer. Toomer claimed he
was harassed and wrongly accused of criminal misconduct after being
caught in a power struggle with the DMV. But DMV officials say he did
not do the job that was assigned to him, and was investigated for misuse
of a state car and state telephone.

JORDAN'S LAWSUIT

06/17/98 -- A California advertising firm will pay to settle a lawsuit with
Michael Jordan. Spencer Communications will pay Jordan an unspecified

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President of Ripete Records, it was
announced, "Award winning Rev.
Joe Simon has selected Feed The
Children to receive partial pro-
ceeds from his new CD release
"This Story Must Be Told". This
generosity on the part of Simon not
only provides additional financial
assistance to Feed The Children it
also becomes a supportive outreach
of Simon's own community Family
Day Crusade Ministry.

Feed The Children is an
International, nonprofit, Christian
organization providing food, cloth-
ing, medical equipment and other
necessities to people who lack
these essentials because of famine,
drought, flood, war or other ca-
lamities. | Headquartered in
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Feed
The Children has provided assis-
tance in 50 states, the District of
Columbia, and 75 foreign coun-
tries. .

"We're thankful for Rev. Joe
Simon's talent and his support of
Feed The Children. The needs
have never been more critical, as
over 15 million American children
struggle with hunger. It's a blessing
to work with people, such as Rev.
Simon, who share our commitment
to feeding America's hungry chil-
dren," said Larry Jones, President
of Feed The Children.

More recently, Rev. Joe
Simon was the subject of a lengthy
interview with Ron Brewington,
West Coast Bureau Chief of the
American Urban Radio Network.
In the special news piece that aired
over the syndicated radio network
he talked about his life, his
ministry, his 10-year absence from
the recording scene and his support
of Feed The Children by donating

rtial proceeds from the sales of
is current CD.

Plans are now close to the
completion stage for Joe Simon to
make a series of guest appearances
on a number or radio and televi-
sion talk shows around the country.
And, according to industry reports,
Simon's new CD is starting to
generate airplay and sales in many
cities all over the US.

With an agreement for partial
proceeds from his record sales to
benefit Feed The Children, with

_ daily reports of building airplay

and sales, and with numerous
requests for interviews and in-
studio guest appearances flooding
the mail, fax and phone lines -- the
title of Rev. Joe Simon's latest CD
seemingly projects the undeniable
truth. 'This story must be toldT.

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While Las Vegas police say
there was never any direct evidence
linking Anderson to Shakur's

death, Los Angeles police said as -

recently as last September that they
still considered Anderson a suspect
in the unsolved murder.

Last September, Shakur's
mother filed a wrongful-death law-
suit, against Anderson, saying he
was the one who gunned down the
rap star on the Las Vegas Strip.

According to the lawsuit, the
rapper's shooting followed a fight
in the lobby of the MGM Grand
Hotel between Shakur's entourage
and Anderson. An Affidavit filed
with the lawsuit contends that
Anderson was seen carrying a
Glock .40 caliber the same

Greg Foster, who lives across
the street from the campus and has
nieces and nephews who attend
Compton High, said some people
were unable to leave the school and
the car wash for hours after the
shooting because of the follow-up
investigation.

While police said the shooting
did not involve the high school or
its students, Foster disputed that.

"It's just chaos." he said.
"There's been gang problems at
Compton High and shootings on
the campus almost every day for
the last two months, and nothing is
being done about it.�

"A bunch of gang members
came rushing toward a bunch of
students and began shooting. The
windows from cars were blown out.
people were hurt, (although I don't
know how seriously or if anyone
was killed.) There are bullet holes
in cars at Acacia and Alondra."

Foster said some students
"don't want to go to school there
anymore because of the level of
violence. They've been reading
about the incidents in (Springfield)
Oregon and things like that. so the
kids are real concerned, as well as
the teachers, about the safety at
Compton High.

"They think it's out of control.
They feel the school is under siege
and it's been out of control for the
last few months."

BULLS SIX-PEAT

06/17/98 -- The Bulls have done it
for the sixth. time. The World
Champion Bulls defeated the Utah

Jazz by 1 point. Michael Jordan led "

the Bulls with 45 points and the
game-winning jump. This win
makes the team's 3rd straight NBA
championship. His "Airness" won
his 6th MVP trophy in a series
final.

HARASSMENT BILL
06/17/98--A house committee ap-
proved a sexual harassment bill.
The bill gives the State Personnel
Commission the power to punish

sexual harassment, even if the

victim has not been fired, demoted
or transferred as a result of. the
harassment. The measure would
also allow state employees, who
believe they are victims of sexual
harassment, to appeal directly to
the Office of Administrative
Hearings without going through
the grievance procedure of the
agency they work for. The bill will
come up for a vote in the House
this week. It will have to win
Senate approval to become law.

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